Jun.29.2016 -- I am currently working on migrating to another platform for development. Many of you may know I have had an operating system project I began working on in the mid-90s, and continued working on through 2002. In 2001 I got married and in 2002 it became difficult to pursue the two. So, I abandoned the OS.
I am now returning to it. It's called Exodus, and it was created many years before I was a Christian. The term "Exodus" referred to "a mass departure from evil," which was to be Microsoft. They were, at that time, in the throes of doing harm to many companies with the release of their Windows 95 and Windows 98/SE operating systems, changing specs last minute, providing unfair competition barriers, to which they were later found guilty of in several courts of law around the world and ordered to paid enormous fines. Exodus was my best attempt to leave that wickedness, and provide for other people an alternative path. But, as with Visual FreePro, I found very little support in the area of actual code development, though many people desired the product.
I am returning to Exodus. I plan to modify its original design to be in line with OS/2's internal API, so that most software written for OS/2 will run in Exodus following a simple recompile. And I will rename Exodus to be Exodus/2, or ES/2 for short. You can see follow along with development here:
Once I get the kernel booting and a few necessary tools developed (at least through the remainder of this year), I will continue on Visual FreePro, Jr. and complete it. VJr will then run on Exodus, Windows, and Linux.
I am doing this because I see an increasingly growing movement by Microsoft into seemingly-honest-sneakiness. Windows 8, for example, was rather draconian in its change from Windows 7. Microsoft seemed to not care at all about Win32 or Win64 in moving forward, but only in touch-screen mini-apps that are downloaded through their app store. And Windows 10, for example, contains a host of options you can unselect for monitoring and tracking while you are installing it, but that does not turn off everything. There are about 20 additional settings that need to be disabled before you can use it without being monitored, and it must be actively sought out and there is no big "Turn off all monitoring and tracking features" switch.
We need a product that looks out for people, and not for corporate interests, or power play interests, or any interests other than giving people the absolute best product they can have.
My goal with ES/2 and VJr, and all of LibSF's software endeavors, are to do exactly that. I do it because I serve the Lord Jesus Christ, and it is what He demands of us (to serve Him to the best of our ability, which naturally means serving one another likewise).
I urge each of you to do the same in your areas of expertise. Serve the Lord and do it right. Don't move in dishonest ways, but move in right ways for Him.
And I further urge each of you to come on board and help me with these projects. There is plenty to do, and I will teach you everything you need to know to help out. You just need to start with that willing spirit, for it is even there from within that willing spirit that the victory is already had.
I look forward to your support and assistance on these projects. I plan to start an Exodus/2 group before long. I'll keep you posted. Thank you, and may the Lord bless you richly.
I look forward to your support and assistance on these projects.
Alguien a tenido noticias del proyecto Visual FreePro del Sr. Rick C. Hodgin, y colaborador el Sr. Hernan Cano, entre otros.
>>> Mi pregunta es: Con lo que está desarrollado (aún sin IDE de desarrollo) se puede hacer un simple ABM con alguna grilla de consulta?
En resumen, hace años el estuvo desarrollando un sistema operativo, el cual abandono por haberse casado, luego los hijos, bla bla bla.... Va a retomar el proyecto, dejando en la deriva el proyecto de Visual FreePro, asi que hasta que termine Exodus, el desarrollo seguira......